The Esquire Late-Night Pantry

If eating after midnight is a rare occasion at your house, a frozen pizza works. But for the late-night habitué who needs more rewarding options, it takes some judicious stockpiling. The best after-hours pantry is ruled by two criteria: flexibility (gotta have lots of uses) and perishability (gotta last at least a week).

Pickles

Pickles

Sandwiches are the key to late

night and pickles are the key to great sandwiches, so buy the best. Gordy's have a slow build of heat that delivers flavor in the backseat instead of mowing you down on the first bite. gordyspicklejar.com

Chocolate

Chocolate

If there's anything coffee roasters understand, it's blending, and that's why La Colombe's milk chocolate is just as nuanced as its Turkish dark chocolate. A small piece of either does the trick — this is chocolate food. lacolombe.com